Also Contra and the sequels to the TMNT games (Hate the first one) by Konami are great as well

"An escalator can never break--it can only become stairs. You would never see an "Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order" sign, just "Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience. We apologize for the fact that you can still get up there."

Uh... I almost love every 3rd party games, except the ones that made based from TV, and Movies from LJN for example. I mean I like Nightmare on Elm Street game, but not all of the rest of the games that was made.